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Grand Illusion

Grand Illusion

# A Great Drama of Human Emotions
Drama   History   War
📜 Overview: A group of French soldiers, including the patrician Captain de Boeldieu and the working-class Lieutenant Maréchal, grapple with their own class differences after being captured and held in a World War I German prison camp. When the men are transferred to a high-security fortress, they must concoct a plan to escape beneath the watchful eye of aristocratic German officer von Rauffenstein, who has formed an unexpected bond with de Boeldieu.
🌏 Languages Available: Russian , German , French , English
📆 Date Released: 1937-06-04
⌚ Running Time: 114 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.843

Beloved Cast

Jean Gabin original image
Le lieutenant Maréchal
Jean Gabin
Pierre Fresnay original image
Le capitaine de Boëldieu
Pierre Fresnay
Erich von Stroheim original image
Le capitaine von Rauffenstein
Erich von Stroheim
Marcel Dalio original image
Le lieutenant Rosenthal
Marcel Dalio
Dita Parlo original image
Elsa
Dita Parlo
Julien Carette original image
Cartier, l'acteur
Julien Carette
Gaston Modot original image
L'ingénieur
Gaston Modot
Georges Péclet original image
Le serrurier
Georges Péclet
Werner Florian original image
Le sergent Arthur
Werner Florian
Jean Dasté original image
L'instituteur
Jean Dasté
Sylvain Itkine original image
Le lieutenant Demolder
Sylvain Itkine
Jacques Becker original image
L'officier anglais
Jacques Becker
Habib Benglia original image
Le sénégalais
Habib Benglia
Pierre Blondy original image
Un soldat
Pierre Blondy
Albert Brouett original image
Un prisonnier
Albert Brouett
Roger Forster original image
Maison-Neuve
Roger Forster
Georges Fronval original image
Le soldat allemand qui vise le capitaine de Boëldieu
Georges Fronval
Karl Heil original image
Un officier de la forteresse
Karl Heil
Carl Koch original image
Un gendarme de campagne
Carl Koch
Little Peters original image
Lotte, la petite fille d'Elsa
Little Peters
Claude Sainval original image
Le capitaine Ringis
Claude Sainval
Michel Salina original image
Michel Salina
Claude Vernier original image
L'officer prussien
Claude Vernier

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